mima - Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

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mima is one of the UK's leading galleries for modern and contemporary art and craft. The landmark building designed by Erick van Egeraat Architects is situated in the heart of Middlesbrough. mima opened to international critical acclaim in January 2007. Hosting temporary exhibitions of fine art and craft from 1900 to the present, mima showcases work by internationally acclaimed artists. Exhibitions change throughout the year and admission is free.

mima is part of Middlesbrough Council and is funded by Middlesbrough Council and Arts Council England.

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mima brings together Middlesbrough’s art collections for the first time.

The mima collection comprises outstanding fine and applied art from 1900 to the present day, with many pieces acquired by mima’s forerunners, Middlesbrough Art Gallery and the Cleveland Craft Centre.

Rather than being on permanent display, works from the collection are drawn upon throughout the exhibition programme. This gives mima's curators the opportunity to demonstrate the artistic quality of works acquired as well as constantly re-inventing the way in which works are presented.

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Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art

Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Exhibition (permanent)

Jewellery Gallery

4 October 2014 — 4 October 2024 *on now

mima has an outstanding collection of contemporary jewellery, one of the finest publicly-owned jewellery collections in the UK, to rival those of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the National Galleries of Scotland. Featuring beautiful, provocative and fascinating pieces, the collection has not previously been on permanent display. The collection includes work by Ted Noten, Gijs Bakker, Karl Fritsch, Wendy Ramshaw, Otto Künzli and Felieke van der Leest.

mima and Teesside University, in a joint project, have converted a 1292 square foot space that was previously a storeroom into a purpose-built gallery for the 228 piece collection. As well as the exciting new display and accompanying education and events programmes, mima and Teesside University have appointed two jewellers in residence, Janet Hinchliffe McCutcheon and Gemma Draper. A joint project with Teesside University, with funding from Arts Council England.

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Stephen McKenna: Perspectives of Europe 1980 – 2014

6 February — 7 June 2015 *on now

Stephen McKenna has lived and worked in various countries since the 1960s, and he has been based in Ireland since 1998.

This exhibition will be Stephen’s largest museum solo presentation in over a decade, and will feature work from throughout his career. The underlying theme of the exhibition is the artist’s response to travelling through Europe – the resulting work, made between 1980 and the present, reflect not only the cities, landscapes, people and artefacts of the countries which Stephen has visited, but also their histories and the contents of their museums.

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Georgina Starr

3 April — 28 May 2015

Starr first rose to prominence in the early 1990s. Many of her artworks including Crying (1993), The Nine Collections of the 7th Museum (1994), Visit to a Small Planet (1995), Hypnodreamdruff (1996), The Bunny Lake Series (1999-2003),and Theda (2007-10) were shown in many of the iconic international exhibitions of the Young British Artists era. Her practice, a blend of sculpture, film, drawing and installation, combines fiction, fantasy and memory with a baroque sensibility. Starr’s work was described by the Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones as one of “the most intense encounters we have with art”, while Starr herself has said about her new work, “I imagined myself like Faust entering the Realm of the Mothers: “The Mothers! Mothers! These goddesses exist beyond the range, of mortals: even we avoid their name. To find them, you must fathom the abyss”.” Starr’s new solo exhibition at mima will explore the many aspects of her oeuvre and incorporate sculpture, photography, video and sound.

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Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Workshop, club or activity

Family Art Trolley

1 February 2014 — 26 December 2015 *on now

Children of all ages and their families can enjoy mima’s popular art trolley. Get involved, create and make something to take home. Our trolley is packed with all sorts of materials to inspire budding artists.

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mini mima

6 February 2014 — 17 December 2015 *on now

Every Thursday morning during term time we deliver an exciting hands on interactive early years adventure. Sessions respond to mima’s current exhibitions and includes a sing-along, juice & biscuit, and loads of hands on experimental making.£3.50 per child, adults go free.

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Life Drawing

Weekly, one hour evening sessions focusing on life drawing skills. Materials are provided and no experience is necessary.A clothed model is used.

£3.50 on the door*, to be paid at mima reception.

*Save £5 by purchasing 10 weeks’ sessions for £30 & printmaking materials are available at an additional cost.

Admission

£3.50 - Save £5 by purchasing 10 weeks’ sessions for £30.

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Jewellers in Residence

31 March — 1 April 2015 *on now

7 — 8 April 2015

14 — 15 April 2015

21 — 22 April 2015

28 — 29 April 2015

5 — 6 May 2015

12 — 13 May 2015

19 — 20 May 2015

26 — 27 May 2015

2 — 3 June 2015

9 — 10 June 2015

16 — 17 June 2015

23 — 24 June 2015

mima’s jewellers in residence will be creating new work in our jewellery gallery from January 2015. Come along on Tuesdays during gallery opening hours to see Gemma Draper, or Wednesdays during gallery opening hours to see Janet Hinchliffe McCutcheon in action.